DXM (dextromethorphan)

active ingredient in cough medicine that is sometimes over used to create impairment

Ecstasy

Emphysema

a disease in which the lungs become stretched (alveolar sacs) and breathing becomes difficult

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tends to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy

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Fluntrazepam (Rohypnol)

illegal barbiturate that causes severe neurological symptoms and amnesia and is use by sexual predators as a date rape drug

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GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate):

is a depressant of the central nervous system, and that is used illicitly to produce sedative and euphoric effects and is a known date rape drug that some also use recreationally to cause impairment.

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Hashish

the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect

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Heroin

Highly addictive drug derived from poppy plant.

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Inhalants

any of various often toxic volatile substances (as spray paint, glue, or paint thinner) whose fumes are sometimes inhaled for their euphoric effect

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Ketamine

a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly and that is used illicitly usually by being inhaled in powdered form especially for the dreamlike or hallucinogenic state it produces (slang special K)

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LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide)

a semisynthetic illicit organic compound derived from ergot (fungus) that induces extreme sensory distortions, altered perceptions of reality, and intense emotional states, that may also produce delusions or paranoia, and that may sometimes cause panic reactions in response to the effects experienced

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MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

ecstasy) a synthetic amphetamine used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties

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Methadone (methadone hydrochloride)

a synthetic addictive narcotic drug used for the relief of pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction—called also amidone

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Methylphenidate (Ritalin)

a drug (amphetamine that is given to people who suffer from attention deficit disorder

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Morphine

a powerful drug made from opium that is used to reduce pain

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Narcotic

opiate) a drug (as opium or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions

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Nicotine

a poisonous and highly addictive alkaloid that is the chief active ingredient in tobacco and that is used as an insecticide

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PCP (phencyclidine)

used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride especially as a veterinary anesthetic and sometimes illicitly as a psychedelic drug —called also angel dust, PCP

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Peyote

a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from peyote buttons and used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples

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Psychotropic

having an effect on how the mind works

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Sedative

a drug that calms or relaxes someone

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Tolerance

your body's ability to become adjusted to something (such as a drug) so that its effects are experienced less strongly